Grant took time off from his 49er blog for the Press Democrat to offer his insights on the struggling — fading? — San Francisco Giants. He wrote a piece for Comcast Sports Net Bay Area in which he says the Giants no longer have the personality they had last season. Last year, they were a band of misfits who incredibly and against all odds won the World Series. This year they are a World Series champion defending their title and this has major implications for how they play. To read Grant’s column, click here.